King Aethelred II The Unready
966 – 1016 · Generation V · King of the English (r. 978–1016)
Æthelred II the Unready (966–1016). King of the English (r. 978–1016). Married Ælfgifu of York in 985. Married Emma of Normandy in 1002. His byname means “ill-advised” — a pun on his given name, “noble counsel.”
Parents
- King Edgar (943 – 975)
- Ælfthryth of Devon (945 – 1000)
Partners
- Ælfgifu of York (970 – 1002)
- Emma of Normandy (985 – 1052)
Children
- King Edmund II lronside (990 – 1016)
- King Edward The Confessor (1003 – 1066)